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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Business
Patrick Commins Economics editor

What are anti-dumping laws and why does Australia need them?

Three people wearing red hard hats and hi-vis in front of a furnace
Anthony Albanese (centre) visits BlueScope Steelworks in Port Kembla in February. The prime minister has promised to ‘safeguard steel, aluminium and manufacturing against unfair competition’. Photograph: Dean Lewins/AAP

Trump’s sweeping new tariffs have left global markets in turmoil and Norfolk Islanders scratching their heads. Politicians, economists, and everyday people around the world have been scrambling to understand what it all means and what happens next.

While officials in Canada, Europe and China talk tough, the response in Australia has been more muted.

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